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ADVENT. 

THE CRUCIFIXION. 

THE RESURRECTION. 

THE ASCENSION. 



By H. S. C. 



urn 11 1884 / 



NEW YORK: 

ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH & COMPANY, 

900 Broadway, cor. 20th Street. 






copyright, 1s84, by 
Anson D. F. Randolph & Company. 



EDWARD O. JENKINS, 

Printer and Stcreotyper^ 
20 North William St. 



NEW YOKK: 



ROBERT RUTTER, 

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DEDICATED TO M. L. S., 

WITH THE AFFECTIONATE REGARDS OF 
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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given : 
and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his 
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty 
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 
ix. 6. 

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the 
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel 
and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the 
Lord. — Isaiah xi. 2. 

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear 
of the Lord : and he shall not judge after the sight of 
his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears. — 
Isaiah xi. 3. 

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and re- 
prove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall 
smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the 
breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. — Isaiah xi. 4. 

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And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and i 
faithfulness the girdle of his reins. — Isaiah xi. 5. I 

Of the increase of his government and peace there sh'all 
be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his king- 
dom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and i 
with justice, from henceforth even for ever. — Isaiah ix. 7. 



'TwAS not at dawn, nor in the noon-tide glare, 
But at the midnight hour, while on the plains 
Of Bethlehem, the shepherds watched their flocks. 
That unto them a herald angel came. 
And a bright light, the glory of the Lord, 
Encompassed them and they were sore afraid : 
But unto them the angel said, " Fear not, 
Behold, I bring good tidings of great joy : 
In David's city there is born this day 
To you a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord : 
And this shall be the sign, the Babe shall lie 
Within a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes." 
And with the angel suddenly appeared 
A heav'nly host, which praised God and said, 
" Glory to God on high and on the earth 
Be peace and good-will unto all mankind." 
While, on the air these words of love still rang. 
They passed again into the realms of heav'n, 
And the awe-stricken shepherds stood alone. 
Then said they, " Let us go and see this thing 

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Which now is come to pass, which unto us, 
The Lord by herald angel hath made known." 
So, hastening to Bethlehem — they found 
Mary and Joseph, and the holy Babe 
Laid in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. 
When they had seen it, they made known abroad 
The saying, which was told them of this child, 
And all that heard it wondered at those things 
Which unto them the shepherds had revealed. 
But Mary kept all these things in her' heart 
And pondered oft upon them when alone. 
Then did the shepherds to Judea's plains 
Return with joyful hearts, still praising God, 
For all the things that they had heard and seen. 



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The kings of Orient from afar 
In eastern sky have seen " His Star," 
And full of zeal and love they haste 
With gifts, across the desert waste. 

" The Holy One, oh ! where is He, 
Born of the Jews the King to be?" 
They search the prophets, and to them 
Say, " Seek the child in Bethlehem." 

With joy they hasten to adore ; 
While the bright star moves on before, 
Till filled with rapture and surprise 
It leads them, where Messiah lies. 

No dainty couch, in stately hall, 
But pillowed in a lowly stall. 
The royal child, great David's Son, 
His life on earth hath now begun. 

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Th' Incarnate God, Lord over all, 
Lo, at His feet they humbly fall, 
And there, their offerings unfold. 
Gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and gold- 

O ! happy they who saw His face. 
But happier we, who know His grace ; 
To all mankind the Saviour came, 
To bring salvation, through His name. 



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He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows, 
and acquainted with grief ; and we hid as it were our 
faces from him : he was despised, and we esteemed him 
not. — Isaiah liii. 3. 

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was 
bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace 
was upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. — 
Isaiah liii. 5. 

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted ; yet he opened 
not his mouth : he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, 
and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth 
not his mouth. — Isaiah liii. 7. 

He was taken from prison and from judgment : and 
who shall declare his generation ? for he was cut off out 
of the land of the living : for the transgi^ession of my 
people was he stricken. — Isaiah liii. 8. 

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the 
rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, 
neither was any deceit in his mouth. — Isaiah liii. 9. 

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Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him 
to grief : when thou shalt make his soul an offering for 
sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and 
the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.-s- 
ISAiAH liii. lo. 

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, 
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong ; because he 
hath poured out his soul unto death : and he was num- 
bered with the transgressors ; and he bare the sin of 
many, and made intercession for the transgressors. — 
Isaiah liii. 12. 



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The Saviour's life was not a life of joy: 
From early dawn of childhood He had known 
His mission upon earth, yet onward trod 
The thorny path which led unto the cross. 
And now the end was come, the keenest pang 
Of all the griefs and sorrows which the Lord 
Had yet encountered, now must be endured. 
Not e'en the agony He bore alone 
In silent garden of Gethsemane, 
While near Him slept His weary followers, 
Who unto Him would soon unfaithful prove; 
Nor yet the kiss of Judas, as he gave 
His Lord and Master, to His enemies : 
Peter's threefold denial in the court : 
None of them all had been like unto this. 
'Twas in the morning, to the judgment-seat 
Of Pilate, He was bound and led by those 
(His bitter foes) for whom He came to die. 
Messiah, the long-looked-for of their race, 
But unto them, He was "the Nazarene," 
A lowly man, " son of the carpenter." 

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Forgetful of His mighty words and deeds, 

And moved with envy, they delivered Him 

To Pilate, that He might be crucified. 

But when before the judgment-seat He stood, 

Falsely accused, by them of many things, 

He answered not a word, that marvelling, 

Pilate said unto Him, " Hearest Thou not 

How many things they witness against Thee?" 

But still He silent stood and answered not. 

Now as the custom was upon that day. 

One was released to them, whom they desired. 

So they to Pilate cried that he should do 

To them as he was wont. Then Pilate said, 

" Will ye that I release to you your king ? " 

But they cried, " Not this man, but Barabbas," 

(For insurrection and for murder bound.) 

Again, he asked, " What will ye that I do 

With Him, whom ye call King?" Still louder cried 

They unto him, " Let Him be crucified." 

Then took he water and did wash his hands 

Before them, saying, " Of this just man's blood. 

Guiltless am I : ye must take and judge Him ; 

/ find in Him no fault or cause of death." 

Then cried they all, " His blood be upon us 

And on our children." Then Pilate scourged Him, 

And unto them, he then delivered Him. 

Then led they Him away into the hall 

Pretorium, and clothed Him in a robe 

Of purple, and upon His head they placed 



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A platted crown of thorns, and in His hand 

A reed : bowing the knee they worshipped Him. \ 

Then did they spit upon Him in contempt, 

And with the reed they smote Him on the head. 

Taking from Him the royal, purple robe, | 

They put on Him the coat without a seam. \ 

Beyond the city walls they led Him forth \ 

And on one, Simon of Cyrene, they laid ' 

The cross, who, bearing it, did follow them, 

Until they reached the place called Calvary. | 

And there they raised it, with the blessed Lord ! 

Fastened thereon by nail-pierced hands and feet, 

And o'er His head this accusation placed, 

" Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." 

And with Him other two were crucified, 

On each side one and Jesus in the midst. 

Thus was the prophecy fulfilled which saith, 

"With the transgressors they did number Him." 

Then those that passed by did wag the head 

And rail on Him, and say, " Thou that canst raze 

The temple, and rebuild it in three days, 

Now save Thyself and come down from the cross." 

Likewise the priests mocked with the scribes and said, 

" He others saved. He can not save Himself. 

Let Christ the King of Israel from the cross 

Descend, then will we all believe in Him." 

But Jesus with a love exceeding far 

The love of men, " Father (in pity cried), 

Forgive them, for they know not what they do." 



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Now from the hours, the sixth until the ninth, 

Fell a great darkness over all the land, 

When with a voice, loud e'en in hour of death. 

He cried, " Eli, lama sabacthani." 

And yet again He cried with a loud voice, 

Then bowed His head and yielded up the ghost. 

The vail was in the temple rent in twain ; 

The solid earth did quake, and rocks were rent ; 

While forth from open graves arose and walked 

The bodies of those saints which there had slept. 

And these the words of the Centurion, 

Who gazing on, had seen the Saviour die, 

" Yea, truly, this man was the Son of God." 



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The Christ, the Lamb of God : 
'Twas for our sins He died : 

Life's weary pathway trod : 
Was scourged and crucified. 

Here in the dust on bended knee, 

We Hft our hearts, O Christ, to Thee. 

Behold, His thorn-crowned head! 

His pierced hands and feet ! 
He suffered in our stead, 

A sacrifice complete. 
Here in the dust on bended knee, 
We lift our hearts, O Christ, to Thee. 

Forgive, O Holy One, 

Cleanse us without, within. 

We through Thy blood alone 
Find pardon for each sin. 

Here in the dust on bended knee. 

We lift our hearts, O Christ, to Thee. 

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No other name we plead, 
For Thine alone can save ; 

Help in our hour of need, 
Thy pard'ning grace we crave. 

Here in the dust on bended knee, 

We lift our hearts, O Christ, to Thee. 



Jesus, Thou Lamb of God, 
Oh, hear us while we pray ! 



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Wash all our sins away. j 
Here in the dust on bended knee, 
We lift our hearts, Christ, to Thee. 

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For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth. — Job xix. 25. 

And though after my skin worms destroy tliis body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God :— Jod xix. 26. 

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall be- 
hold, and not another ; though my reins be consumed 
within me. — Job xix. 27. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt 
thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. — Psalm 
xvi. 10. 

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars 
of iron in sunder. — Psalm cvii. 16. 

Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body" 
shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust : 
for tliy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall 
cast out the dead. — Isaiah xxvi. 19. 

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I will ransom them from the power of the grave ; I will 
redeem them from death. — Hosea xiii. 14. 

He will swallow up death in victory ; and the Lord 
God will wipe away tears from off all faces ; and the re- 
buke of his people shall he take away from off all the 
earth ; for the Lord hath spoken it. — Isaiah xxv. 8. 



She §cisiuntcti(rtt. 

The first day of the week, before the dawn, 
(While yet 'twas dark) came Mary Magdalene 
With eager feet unto the sepulchre : 
Wondering as she came about the seal. 
And who for her would roll away the stone. 
Appalled she sees the widely opened door, 
With fearful heart to Simon Peter runs. 
And unto him who on the Saviour's breast 
Had leaned at supper, the beloved one. 
Crying, " The stone is rolled away, and they 
The Lord have taken from the sepulchre. 
And no one knoweth where He hath been laid. 
Then quickly ran they forth, but one before 
The other reached the tomb, and looking in. 
He saw the linen clothes, yet entered not. 
Then cometh Simon Peter after him. 
And entering the sepulchre, he saw 
The linen clothes, and lying by itself 
The napkin, which had bound His sacred head. 
Then also went the other in and saw. 
And seeing he believed the words the Lord 

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Had spoken unto them while on the earth, 

Though from the Scripture, they as yet knew not, 

He must be buried and must rise again. 

Then went they back each unto his own home. 

But Mary weeping, hng'ring stood without 

The sepulchre, and as she wept she stooped 

And looking in, two angels clothed in white 

She sees, one sitting where His thorn-crowned head, 

The other where His pierced feet had lain. 

They say to her, " Woman, why weepest thou ? " 

" My Lord and Master they have borne away, 

And none can tell me where He hath been laid." 

When she had spoken thus, she turned herself 

And seeth Jesus, but she knew Him not. 

He saith to her, " Woman, why weepest thou ? 

Whom seekest thou ? " She thinking Him to be 

The gard'ner, saith, " If thou hast borne Him hence 

Tell me where He is laid, and at thy Word 

I will take Him away." " Mary," He saith. 

" Rabboni, Master," filled with joy she cries. 

" Nay, touch me not, for I must yet ascend 

Unto my Father, to my brethren go. 

Say to them, to my Father I ascend. 

To yours, to my God and to yours also." 

Then she to the disciples came and told 

That she had seen the Lord, and unto her 

He had told all these things, which she had said. 






Forth from the portals of the tomb, 
See Jesus, our Redeemer, come, 

Christ, the Risen Lord : 
He suffered ignominy, pain. 
He burst the bands of Death in twain ; 
A Conqueror, He comes to reign, 

Christ, the Risen Lord. \ 

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Let all the world, adoring, see ) 

Christ, the Risen Lord. j 

Sing unto Him in joyful lays, | 

Sing songs of triumph and of praise, I 

Loud hallelujahs let us raise, 

Christ, the Risen Lord. 

The mighty God, The Prince of Peace, j < 

His government shall never cease, 

Christ, the Risen Lord. 
O'er all the earth from shore to shore, j 

He sets His throne forevermore : 
Nations shall worship and adore 

Christ, the Risen Lord. 

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Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity 
captive. — Psalm Ixviii. i8. 

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son 
of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the 
Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. — 
Daniel vii. 13. 

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a 
kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should 
serve him : his dominion is an everlasting dominion, 
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which 
shall not be destroyed. — Daniel vii. 14. 

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying. Behold the 
man whose name is The Branch ; and he shall grow up 
out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the 
Lord : — Zechariah vi. 12. 

Even he shall build the temple of the Lord ; and he 
shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his 
throne : and he shall be a priest upon his throne : and 
the counsel of peace shall be between them both. — Zech- 
ariah vi. 13. 

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Once more the Lord had come upon the earth 

Not from high heaven, but from darken'd tomb, 

And unto men had shown Himself again 

In human form: had joined them by the way, 

As they did talk : into the closed room 

Had entered, upon them breathed a blessing. 

While still they feared, that they a spirit saw. 

Again He came and to the doubting one 

He showed His wounded hands, into His side 

He bade him thrust his hand, which seeing, he 

Believed and cried, " It is my Lord, my God." 

And yet again He came, as they did toil 

'Gainst wind and waves, on Sea of Galilee, 

And though they saw Him, still they knew Him not. 

Jesus saith, "Children, have ye any meat?" 

(For they had labored long and wearily) 

They answer, " No." Then said He unto them, 

" Cast ye the net again on the right side, 

And ye shall find." Then cast they it again 

And now they could not draw it to the land. 

The multitude of fishes was so great. 

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Then that disciple whom the Saviour loved, 

To Simon Peter said, " It is the Lord," 

Jesus saith to them, " Bring now of the fish 

Which ye have caught." Then saw they on the land 

A fire of coals, and on it, fish and bread. 

He saith, " Come ye and dine," then took He food, 

And unto His disciples gave likewise. 

Yet none durst say unto Him, " Who art Thou?" 

For all did know it was the Lord indeed. 

Yet though He came and went among them thus 

In human form. He was not as before 

(Though still a man) like them in lowliness — 

He their Redeemer was the Risen Lord, 

The Conqueror o'er the pow'rs of Sin and Death : 

Who soon into the heavens would ascend, 

Upon the right hand of His Father sit 

To reign with Him throughout Eternity — 

Yet even there He would forever plead 

As Mediator, for the sons of men. 

His life on earth was o'er, a perfect life 

Though one of sorrow, loneliness, and pain. 

Beyond Jerusalem, unto the mount 

Called Olivet, He led the chosen few. 

And while He spake with them a cloud of light 

Encircled Him about and as He raised 

His hands in benediction over them, 

They saw Him taken up on the bright cloud. 

Beyond their view, into the realms of heav'n. 

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Two men stood by them in apparel white. 
Which also said, " Ye men of Galilee, 
Why stand ye gazing thus, up into heav'n ? 
Jesus, who has ascended from your sight, 
Shall in like manner come again in clouds, 
As ye have seen Him go, from earth to heav'n. 



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"The Lord has risen indeed," 
His woriv on earth is done : 
He over Sin and Death, 
The victory hath won ; 
And now 'mid clouds of glory bright. 
Beyond the range of human sight, 
He doth ascend to realms of light. 
To His eternal throne. 

Will not this mighty King, 

Who rules in Heav'n above, 
Forget the sons of men 

Whom He, on earth, did love? 
No, though He reigns exalted high. 
Such love as His can never die : 
He watches still, as tenderly, 

Those whom He calls His own. 

He welcome gives to all 
Who seek His blessed face : 

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In heav'n He hath prepared 

For them a dwelling-place : 
As Mediator on His throne 
He pleads His blood, which can alone 
For their iniquities atone 

Before His Father God. 

O, love beyond compare ! 

So rich, so full, so free : 
Here, Lord, we would devote 

Ourselves, our lives to Thee — 
Take us, dear Saviour, to Thy will 
Conform us, cleanse us from all ill ; 
Our hearts with Thy blest Spirit fill, 
Keep through Eternity. 



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